Sparta Nc Earthquake
The earthquake happened at 8 07 a m.
Sparta nc earthquake. Sparta nc wvns a 5 1 magnitude preliminary earthquake was reported at 8 07 a m. 3 km southeast of sparta north carolina. U s g s indicates the quake occurred about 1 2 miles south.
If you felt shaking this morning. A 5 1 magnitude earthquake hit about 2 miles from the town of sparta north carolina early sunday along the state s border with virginia according to the preliminary report from the us. It happened at 8 07 a m.
Many in the. Wbtv a 5 1 magnitude earthquake was reported near sparta north carolina on sunday morning and thousands of people in the charlotte area felt the remnants of it. According to the national weather service they received reports of an earthquake stretching from northeast georgia to the nc peidmont.
The earthquake was centered in sparta north carolina near virginia and about 128 miles north of greenville according to the united states geological survey. The quake was reported around 8 07 a m 2 6. A 5 1 earthquake centered in sparta was felt across north carolina on sunday morning.
A 5 1 magnitude earthquake shook the ground near sparta nc. Several residents in southern west virginia have also reported feeling shaking sunday morning. A magnitude 5 1 earthquake was felt on sunday morning near sparta north carolina according to the u s.
Sunday was centered just over a mile south of sparta near the virginia border the strongest quake to hit north carolina in more. For reference sparta is 145 miles west northwest of raleigh. The earthquake which was reported at 8 07 a m according to local.
A 5 1 magnitude earthquake felt in charlotte shortly after 8 a m. On the border of north carolina and virginia near the town of sparta said randy baldwin a geophysicist with the national earthquake information center in. According to the usgs a 5 1 earthquake happened just after 8 a m.
Witn early this morning at approximately 8 07 a m.